TOP TEN COUNTRIES BY LIFE AND NONLIFE DIRECT PREMIUMS WRITTEN, 2008 (1)

(U.S. $ millions)

Total premiums

Rank

Country

Life premiums

Nonlife premiums (2)

Amount

Percent change
from prior year

Percent of total
world premiums

1

United States (3)

$578,211

$662,432

$1,240,643

0.22%

26.09%

2

Japan (4)

367,112

106,085

473,197

20.37

11.08

3

United Kingdom

342,759

107,393

450,152

-16.56

10.54

4

France

181,146

91,861

273,007

0.06

6.39

5

Germany

111,278

131,807

243,085

8.75

5.69

6

PR China

95,831

44,987

140,818

52.26

3.30

7

Italy

82,623

58,066

140,689

-1.20

3.30

8

Netherlands (5)

38,899

73,712

112,611

9.74

2.64

9

Canada (6)

47,855

57,319

105,174

4.38

2.46

10

South Korea (4)

66,417

30,606

97,023

-15.97

2.27

(1) Before reinsurance transactions.
(2) Includes accident and health insurance.
(3) Nonlife premiums include state funds; life premiums include an estimate of group pension business.
(4) April 1, 2008-March 31, 2009.
(5) Nonlife premiums are gross premiums and include a small amount of reinsurance premiums.
(6) Life premiums are net premiums.